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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Midwife's Apprentice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alyce do when Jane arrives at the birth in Chapter 11?
(a) She leaves the room quietly.
(b) She cries.
(c) She panics and hides in a storage cabinet.
(d) She yells at Jane.

2. What does Jennet think of Alyce?
(a) She distrusts Alyce because of her lack of family.
(b) She pities the young girl without friends or family.
(c) She is thankful for her hard work.
(d) She dislikes Alyce's positive outlook.

3. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) To stop her from screaming.
(b) To kill a bug.
(c) To express her anger.
(d) To teach Beetle what to do in such a circumstance.

4. How would one describe the midwife?
(a) Shy.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Stern.
(d) Mean and violent.

5. What does Alyce do to help Will in Chapter 6?
(a) She hangs down from the tree branch and lifts him up.
(b) She swims into the water and pulls him out.
(c) She throws a log into the water for him to lean on.
(d) She shifts a tree limb so he can grab onto it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beetle place near the cat before leaving in Chapter 2?

2. What does a cow give birth to in Chapter 7?

3. In her dream in Chapter 6, who calls Alyce by her name?

4. Why doesn't Jane notice the shift in Chapter 8?

5. How does Alyce react when she sees Jane arrive at the inn?

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